Table 2. Univariate and multivariate cox regression analyses of factors affecting overall patient survival.
| Variable | Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | HR | 95% CI | P | HR | 95% CI | ||
| Chemotherapy | 0.29 | 1.239 | 0.835, 1.838 | 0.20 | 1.368 | 0.848, 2.204 | |
| Gender, vs. female | |||||||
| Male | 0.54 | 1.13 | 0.763, 1.673 | 0.90 | 1.031 | 0.630, 1.687 | |
| Age (years) | |||||||
| ≤50 | 0.02 | 0.03 | |||||
| 51–74 | 0.03 | 2.277 | 1.095, 4.736 | 0.01 | 2.974 | 1.243, 7.118 | |
| ≥75 | 0.006 | 3.366 | 1.415, 8.005 | 0.009 | 4.097 | 1.411, 11.892 | |
| Race | |||||||
| White | 0.48 | ||||||
| Black | 0.99 | 0.997 | 0.538, 1.85 | ||||
| Hispanic | 0.59 | 0.866 | 0.512, 1.463 | ||||
| Asian | 0.13 | 0.685 | 0.423, 1.11 | ||||
| Marriage | |||||||
| Unmarried | 0.22 | ||||||
| Married | 0.56 | 1.187 | 0.672, 2.097 | ||||
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 0.11 | 1.755 | 0.879, 3.501 | ||||
| T stage | |||||||
| T1 | <0.001 | 0.001 | |||||
| T2 | 0.001 | 2.236 | 1.375, 3.635 | 0.010 | 1.972 | 1.179, 3.297 | |
| T3 | <0.001 | 3.563 | 2.036, 6.234 | 0.001 | 3.010 | 1.586, 5.713 | |
| T4 | <0.001 | 3.662 | 1.871, 7.168 | 0.001 | 3.628 | 1.659, 7.934 | |
| N stage, vs. N0 | |||||||
| N1 | 0.02 | 2.25 | 1.127, 4.489 | 0.18 | 1.784 | 0.772, 4.120 | |
| M stage, vs. M0 | |||||||
| M1 | 0.059 | 2.115 | 0.971, 4.606 | 0.94 | 1.041 | 0.386, 2.808 | |
| Household income (dollar) | |||||||
| <55,000 | 0.46 | ||||||
| 55,000–75,000 | 0.65 | 0.881 | 0.513, 1.513 | ||||
| >75,000 | 0.26 | 0.733 | 0.426, 1.259 | ||||
| Radiotherapy | 0.18 | 0.047 | 0.001, 4.119 | 0.97 | <0.001 | <0.001, >999 | |
CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; M, metastasis; N, node; T, tumor.